Justin Trudeau

[Diversity and Inclusion, September 18th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, in our federal system and in our federation, the reality is that we can have elected members in Quebec City to represent Quebec, and we can have elected members in Ottawa to represent Quebec and all other Canadians too. I will continue to do my job as a proud Quebecker to defend the interests of my constituents in Papineau, and I will always be there to make the entire country's interests a priority.

[Diversity and Inclusion, September 18th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, it was not a bad word. It was a different word, but I withdraw it too.

[Diversity and Inclusion, September 18th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I withdraw the bad word.

[Diversity and Inclusion, September 18th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, we are very clear. We are here to defend the interests of Quebec in Ottawa, at the federal level. I am not sure what he is doing here if he does not believe he has the legitimacy to speak for Quebec.

[Diversity and Inclusion, September 18th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, the leader of the Bloc Québécois is doubling down.

The reality is that he just very clearly stated that federal MPs from Quebec have less legitimacy than members of the Quebec National Assembly.

That leads me to wonder what the hell the members of the Bloc Québécois are doing here if they have no legitimacy to speak for Quebec?

[Public Safety, September 18th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, all Canadians deserve to live in safe communities, and that is a responsibility we will always take seriously.

Taking this type of challenge seriously means listening to experts and those working on the front lines to address the challenge of opioids and toxic drugs in order to help people get through times like these.

Yes, we need to invest in helping these people. We also need to invest in ways to protect Canadians. We will base our decisions on science and evidence, not on ideology and politics.

[Housing, September 18th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, like so many of his plans, his plan consists entirely of slogans and personal attacks on me, on mayors and on Canadians who are working to get things done.

We are investing. We are in partnership with municipalities to change zoning laws, to invest in public lands and to support non-profits to build more units. I was just in Vancouver meeting with the extraordinary folks of the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation who are delivering a unit that a young woman can now live in and afford because of investments this federal government has delivered.

We are going to be there for Canadians, while the Leader of the Opposition is there for himself.

[Housing, September 18th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition's so-called housing plan was universally panned by experts, which is why it failed in the House of Commons.

The reality is that we have been working with premiers, working with municipalities and working with non-profits to turn the ship around, which he neglected when he was the so-called housing minister.

The reality is that we are delivering for Canadians. We have a lot more work to do, and the Leader of the Opposition's slogans and divisive attacks are not going to get any homes built for anyone.

[Housing, September 18th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, let us not take any lessons from that failed Harper housing minister, who did not get anything built while he was on the job. We are going to continue to do what he did not, which is working with cities, working with provinces and territories, and working with non-profits to get homes built.

[Democratic Institutions, September 18th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Kingston and the Islands for his advocacy on this unbelievably important issue.

It is extremely alarming that Russia is pushing its propaganda in our democracy, but it is even more appalling that it is using far-right Canadian Conservative influencers to divide Canadians. We must all stand against this.

I call on all parties, including the Conservative Party of Canada, to stand up to investigate these allegations and follow up on them. Let it get through committee.